{"title":"Tinned Tomatoes","description":"\u003cp\u003eTinned tomatoes are ripe plum tomatoes, peeled and packed in their own juice, either whole or chopped. In Indian cooking they go into the masala after the onions have browned, cooking down with ginger, garlic and ground spices until the oil separates. That is the start of butter chicken, chana masala, rajma and most North Indian gravies, and in the South a spoonful goes into rasam and tomato rice. Tomato paste is the same fruit reduced until thick, useful for colour and depth in small amounts, and sold in large catering tins for restaurants and big family cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhole plum tomatoes are the better choice for a slow gravy: crush them by hand into the pan and they collapse into a smooth sauce. Chopped tomatoes are quicker for a weeknight sabzi, pasta or shakshuka. Italian tomatoes tend to be sweeter and less acidic, so taste before adding sugar or extra tamarind. Small tins suit a single curry, and the catering sizes suit anyone cooking for a function or freezing sauce in batches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce opened, decant leftovers into a covered tub and use within three days, or freeze in portions for the next curry. You will find more cooked vegetables under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-vegetables\"\u003etinned vegetables\u003c\/a\u003e, including \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-saag-and-spinach\"\u003esaag and spinach\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sweetcorn-peas-and-mushrooms\"\u003esweetcorn and peas\u003c\/a\u003e, and a tin of tomatoes goes naturally with ginger garlic paste and a good garam masala.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ktc-chopped-tomatoes-400g","title":"KTC Chopped Tomatoes 400g","description":"\u003cp\u003eKTC Chopped Tomatoes are peeled Italian tomatoes, chopped and packed in tomato juice, 240g drained. This is the tin most curry bases in a British Asian kitchen start from. Chopped tomatoes break down faster than whole plums, so the KTC 400g is the one for a weeknight masala, a keema, or a pasta sauce when time is short. For a sweeter, slower sauce, and if you do not mind crushing them yourself, take the TRS Peeled Plum Tomatoes 400g.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd it once the onions have browned and cook until the oil separates: that is the tomato stage of almost any curry. It is the gravy in rajma, chana masala and keema, and it stands in for a pizza or pasta sauce. Heated gently on its own for five or six minutes it makes the start of a soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct of Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eKTC Edibles have been packing oils and canned goods in Wednesbury for decades and we carry their tinned range in depth, from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ktc\"\u003eKTC\u003c\/a\u003e. This one sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-tomatoes\"\u003etomatoes and paste\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KTC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54970065781075,"sku":null,"price":0.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/ktc-chopped-tomatoes-400g-front.png?v=1790172311"},{"product_id":"trs-italian-peeled-plum-tomatoes-400g","title":"TRS Italian Peeled Plum Tomatoes 400g","description":"\u003cp\u003eTRS Italian Peeled Plum Tomatoes are whole plums in tomato juice, produced in Italy from Italian tomatoes, 240g drained. Crushed into the pan they give a sweeter, less acidic sauce than chopped tomatoes, because less of the flesh has been cut and cooked before it reached the tin. Buy the TRS when the sauce has time to simmer and you do not mind crushing them yourself; when speed matters more, the KTC Chopped Tomatoes 400g are the sensible tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrush them by hand into the pan for a curry base and cook until the oil separates. The sweeter tomato is worth having in butter chicken and other makhani sauces, and in a ragu, a pizza sauce or a slow shakshuka. Drained, halved and roasted with garlic and oil, they make a quick chutney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eNet 400g, drained 240g\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRS have been on UK shelves for decades. Find these in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-tomatoes\"\u003etomatoes and paste\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tins-and-ready-meals\"\u003ecanned and preserved\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54970073776467,"sku":null,"price":0.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/trs-italian-peeled-plum-tomatoes-400g-front.png?v=1790172444"},{"product_id":"white-tower-tomato-paste-4-550g","title":"White Tower Tomato Paste 4.55kg","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhite Tower Tomato Paste is double concentrated Greek paste at 28 to 30 per cent soluble solids, with no added salt, in a 4.55kg catering tin. It is thick, dark and intensely savoury, so a spoonful of the White Tower does the work of half a tin of chopped tomatoes. It adds concentration more than body, and at 4.55kg it is a restaurant size: if you are cooking for a family, a small tube will serve you better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFry a tablespoon in the oil with the onion and spices before any liquid goes in, so it darkens and loses its raw edge. It colours and thickens a biryani gravy, a keema or a chilli. Once the tin is open, decant what is left into a tub and keep it in the fridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Tower make theirs in Greece and sell this size to kitchens that get through it. See the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-tomatoes\"\u003etomatoes and paste\u003c\/a\u003e, within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tins-and-ready-meals\"\u003ecanned and preserved\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Tower","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54984506507603,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/white-tower-tomato-paste-4.550g-front.png?v=1790173526"},{"product_id":"natco-peeled-plum-tomatoes-400g","title":"Natco Peeled Plum Tomatoes 400g","description":"\u003cp\u003eNatco Peeled Plum Tomatoes are whole Italian plums in their own juice, 60 per cent fruit, with nothing in the tin but tomato and a little citric acid. Whole tomatoes give you more control than chopped: you crush the Natco into the pan with your hand or the back of a spoon, so you decide whether the sauce stays rough or cooks down smooth. For a masala you want the oil to separate from, that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrush them into a hot pan of browned onion and ginger garlic paste and cook until the oil pulls away at the edges, about ten minutes, before anything else goes in. They are equally at home in a Neapolitan sauce, a shakshuka or a slow beef stew. Salt them at the end, once the sauce has reduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60% peeled tomatoes in tomato juice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuitable for vegetarians\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct of Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you would rather not crush them yourself, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-chopped-tomatoes-400g\"\u003eKTC Chopped Tomatoes 400g\u003c\/a\u003e are already done. See the rest from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/natco\"\u003eNatco\u003c\/a\u003e, or the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-tomatoes\"\u003etomatoes and paste\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55055692824915,"sku":null,"price":0.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/natco-peeled-plum-tomatoes-400g-front.png?v=1790331632"},{"product_id":"trs-italian-chopped-tomatoes-400g","title":"TRS Italian Chopped Tomatoes 400g","description":"\u003cp\u003eItalian tomatoes, chopped and packed in their own juice: 60 per cent tomato pieces and 40 per cent juice, with a little citric acid and nothing else. The pieces are already small, so they break down in a few minutes of cooking and give a curry or a sauce its body without any chopping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd a tin once the onions are golden and the spices have had their minute in the oil, then cook it down until the oil separates at the edges: that is the base for butter chicken, rajma, chana masala and most restaurant style curries. The same tin makes a quick pasta sauce with garlic and basil, a shakshuka, or a rasam when you are out of fresh tomatoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNet 400g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVegan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo ingredients plus citric acid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced in Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefer whole tomatoes you can crush yourself? Take the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/trs-italian-peeled-plum-tomatoes-400g\"\u003eTRS Italian Peeled Plum Tomatoes 400g\u003c\/a\u003e, or compare the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ktc-chopped-tomatoes-400g\"\u003eKTC Chopped Tomatoes 400g\u003c\/a\u003e. See all our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tinned-tomatoes\"\u003etomatoes and paste\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TRS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55100529967443,"sku":null,"price":0.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/trs-italian-chopped-tomatoes-400g-front.png?v=1790678821"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/tinned-tomatoes.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}